Vera Brosgol

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Vera Brosgol (born August 1984 in Russia) is a cartoonist and a graduate in Classical Animation of Sheridan College in Canada. She lives in Portland, Oregon and works for Laika Entertainment House where she does storyboards and concept art for their animation productions. Her story "I wish..." was considered a highlight of the first Flight Anthology,[1] and she has also created the webcomic Return to Sender.

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[edit] Selected works

  • 2007: "Little Trouble at the Big Top" (part of Flight Volume Four)
  • 2005: Someone Is Going to Die (animation)
  • 2005: Snow-Bo (animation)
  • 2005: Hopeless Savages: B-sides: The Origin of the Dusted Bunnies (as co-illustrator)
  • 2005: "Salmoning" (part of Flight Volume Two)
  • 2004: "I wish..." (part of Flight Volume One)
  • 2002-2004: Return to Sender (discontinued)
  • 2003: Wary Tales Anthology
  • 2002: "Babeland" (part of Mostly Acquisitions)

Also, Brosgol has collaborated with Shaenon Garrity on L'il Mell and Sergio for Girlamatic and drawn several guest comics for John Allison's Scary Go Round.

[edit] Recognition

In 2005, the Friends of Lulu gave Brosgol the Kim Yale award as that year's most promising new female talent. This award was announced at the San Diego Comic-Con.[2]

In January 2007, the Film Society of Portland announced Brosgol as the winner of their (2006) 3rd Annual Far From Hollywood Film Society's "Best Animated Film by a NW Filmmaker" for Sno-bo.[3]

In January 2007, the First Annual Channel Frederator Awards recognized Brosgol as their 2006 winner of the The “Podcast Darkly” Award for Snow-Bo.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Raiteri, Steve (January 15, 2005). "Flight: Vol. 1". Library Journal Reviews, Pg. 88
  2. ^ Friends of Lulu - Events - The Lulu Awards.
  3. ^ Far From Hollywood Film Society Awards.
  4. ^ Channel Frederator Awards.

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